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Welcome to
BMSN
5th Grade
Parents Night
5th Grade
Parents Night
• Meet the Administration & Counselors
• Campus Map
• Bell Schedule/Study Hall
• Pre-Registration Process
• Pre-AP Information
• Electives
• Extracurricular Opportunities
• Questions & Answers
Campus MapCampus Map
PARENT PICK-UP/DROP-OFF
ON JOHNS ROAD ONLY
**NO PARKING EITHER SIDE JOHNS
ROAD 7:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.**
Bell Schedule *Time Changes TBD
A/B Block with STUDY HALL*Doors Open 8:05 a.m.
*Make-up Work/Tutoring
8:05-8:43 a.m.
1st & 5th period
8:50 – 10:20
STUDY HALL
10:25 – 10:50
2nd & 6th period
10:55 – 12:20
3rd & 7th period
12:25 – 2:25
4th & 8th period
2:30 – 4:00
Lunch Schedule
1st Lunch
12:20 – 12:55
Class time
1:00 – 2:25
2nd Lunch
1:05 – 1:37
Class time
12:25 – 1:05
& 1:40 – 2:25
6TH GRADE CARD
Pre-AP Courses
Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) courses are offered in the following
content areas: English, Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies and
Spanish. These courses offer an enrichment of the regular curriculum
taught through a variety of strategies. These strategies foster higher
order thinking, such as critical thinking and problem solving skills. Pre-
AP courses are rigorous and intended to prepare students for Advanced
Placement courses at the high school level.
What is AP?
The Advanced Placement program is a program of courses/exams that
give high school students the opportunity to earn advanced placement
and/or college credit.
What will Pre-AP do for my child?
Pre-AP challenges the student at an appropriate level of difficulty.
How does a Pre-AP class compare to other high school courses?
Pre-AP classes are more challenging and stimulating, they take more
time and require more work.
Who may enroll in Pre-AP?
Any student may enroll in a Pre-AP courses. When making the decision
to take a Pre-AP course, consider the demands of academic and
extracurricular involvement. Teachers, counselors and administrators
strongly recommend that students and parents conference with the
current teacher before making their final decisions.
What is Pre-AP? (Pre-Advanced Placement)
[ELAR, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish]
➢ Enrichment of the regular curriculum taught through
a variety of strategies.
➢ Foster higher order thinking, such as critical
thinking and problem solving skills.
➢ Rigorous…intended to prepare students for high
school Advanced Placement courses.
What is AP? (Advanced Placement)
➢ A program of courses & exams that give high school
students the opportunity to earn college credit.
What will Pre-AP do for my child?
➢ Pre-AP challenges the student at an appropriate level
of rigor & difficulty.
Pre-AP Courses
Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) courses are offered in the following
content areas: English, Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies and
Spanish. These courses offer an enrichment of the regular curriculum
taught through a variety of strategies. These strategies foster higher
order thinking, such as critical thinking and problem solving skills. Pre-
AP courses are rigorous and intended to prepare students for Advanced
Placement courses at the high school level.
What is AP?
The Advanced Placement program is a program of courses/exams that
give high school students the opportunity to earn advanced placement
and/or college credit.
What will Pre-AP do for my child?
Pre-AP challenges the student at an appropriate level of difficulty.
How does a Pre-AP class compare to other high school courses?
Pre-AP classes are more challenging and stimulating, they take more
time and require more work.
Who may enroll in Pre-AP?
Any student may enroll in a Pre-AP courses. When making the decision
to take a Pre-AP course, consider the demands of academic and
extracurricular involvement. Teachers, counselors and administrators
strongly recommend that students and parents conference with the
current teacher before making their final decisions.
How does a Pre-AP class compare to other high
school courses?
Pre-AP classes are more challenging and stimulating,
they take more time, and they require more work.
Who may enroll in Pre-AP?
Students who opt to participate in PRE-AP should:
1) Successfully complete prerequisite courses as
specified in the course catalog.
2) Demonstrate mastery (Level II Performance) on the
most recent course-relate STAAR assessments.
NOTE: Parents should consider STAAR Reading
scores for Pre-AP Social Studies courses and STAAR
Reading and STAAR Math scores for Pre-AP Science
courses.
1) Recognize the long-term benefits of participation,
seek assistance when needed, and be committed to
staying in the course for a minimum of one semester.
PRE-AP LEVEL COURSE AGREEMENT
Pre-Advanced Placement courses challenge and enrich motivated students to expand their education beyond the typical middle school
program. Pre-AP coursework develops advanced skills and content background to prepare students for college-level work in Advanced
Placement (AP) courses at the high school level and on the Advanced Placement exams. Success requires the student’s commitment to the
expectations of an advanced level program.
Students will be expected to:
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic
• Budget time effectively and efficiently, develop successful study skills
• Commit to a daily academic action plan
• Analyze, synthesize, and manipulate knowledge and skills; think critically
• Come to school early and/or stay late in order to attend needed tutoring
• Engage in technology-assisted research and/or communications; increase advanced content area vocabulary; build portfolios, if
applicable
• Utilize community and industry as resources in research projects if applicable
• Sign this agreement supporting the Pre-AP programs and expectations
Placement Review: The teacher may recommend to counselors and parents that a student be changed into an on-level academic class if
the student is encountering great difficulty with the rigorous course content. The teacher will expect a positive attitude about scholarship and
assignments. A parent-teacher-counselor communication is required prior to withdrawal from the course during approved drop periods.
Students must also have attended tutoring with the teacher on a regular basis. A recommended change out of Pre-AP may only occur
between the 4th through 6th weeks of school or at the end of the 1st semester.
BMSN ACADEMIC HONOR CODE: All students will be expected to do their own work and exhibit academic honesty. (Code in Planner)
Success Requires Support from ALL Stakeholders: Students, Parents, and Teachers.
Student: I agree to organize my time and effort in order to successfully complete the rigorous work in the course(s). I have read the course
description(s) and agree to the college preparatory or college level requirements of the class(es). I understand that I may need to attend
tutoring as needed.
Parent(s): I understand the rigorous course requirements and agree to help my son/daughter organize study time in support of class
assignments and requirements. I will notify the teacher immediately of any concern I have relating to the Pre-AP class(es). I understand
that my son/daughter may need to attend tutoring.
Teacher(s): The teacher will conduct the course(s) at a college preparatory pace appropriate to the grade level and BISD curricula. Students
and parents will be notified in a timely fashion if student work and/or assessments are unsatisfactory. The teacher will be available for
tutoring.
The course(s) listed below are ones to which the student and parent agree to commit. The student may enroll in any Pre-AP course(s)
provided the student and parent agree to the commitment on this form. Students are encouraged to take as many rigorous courses as they
can handle. Please consider carefully the time and academic requirements for both academic and extracurricular commitments.
Pre-AP Course Title
*Students who do not pass with at least a 70 at the end of the FALL semester will be removed from that Pre-AP course and
scheduled into the on-level Academic course for the SPRING semester.
I agree to commit the time and effort required for the rigorous courses. I understand that I may need to attend tutoring on a regular basis.
Student’s Signature: ______________________________ Parent’s Signature: __________________________________ Date: _____
Electives
FULL YEAR
➢Band
➢Choir
➢Orchestra
➢Discovering Languages &
Cultures
➢Art 1/Theater 1
➢ISM Independent Study Mentorship *
➢*(For GT Students)
Extracurricular
Activities!ACADEMIC UIL COMPETITIONS
CALCULATOR
DICTIONARY SKILLS
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
LISTENING SKILLS
MAPS, CHARTS, & GRAPHS
MATH
MODERN ORATORY
NUMBER SENSE
POETRY
PROSE
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES
SPELLING
Art ClubBook Club
Coding ClubCooking Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)FCCLA-Family, Career, Community Leaders of America
Intramurals: Volleyball & Whiffle BallMakerspace Club
Student Council Class Representative